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we are following breaking news right now out of fairfax. police say a man has barricaded himself in a parking garage for the fairfax county courthouse. this is on page avenue. >> reporter: we're just a few blocks away from the scene, hopefully we'll be there quite shortly. there is a large police presence around the courthouse from this barricade situation. police right now are not providing a lot of details about what is happening at this point, but i have been able to confirm in a police spokesperson that there's a person on the top of that parking garage, of the fairfax county courthouse. this happen right around 3:30 in the afternoon. and that turned into a barricade situation where police are there trying to figure out what is going on with this individual, trying to get this person out of there safely. we have heard reports that the man may be armed with a gun and we're trying to get that confirmed with police. again, i spoke to a police spokesperson on the phone, but when i asked about whether the person was armed in particular detai
we are following breaking news right now out of fairfax. police say a man has barricaded himself in a parking garage for the fairfax county courthouse. this is on page avenue. >> reporter: we're just a few blocks away from the scene, hopefully we'll be there quite shortly. there is a large police presence around the courthouse from this barricade situation. police right now are not providing a lot of details about what is happening at this point, but i have been able to confirm in a...
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tomorrow, the lunar festival continues in fairfax. it's dpexpected to attract 100,0 people by the end of the weekend. this is the chinese year 4710 and it is the year of the dragon. a local chef helping people avoid tickets from one of the new speed cameras. he hired people to warn people of a camera. the warns could help drivers save $150. chef jeff says he got the idea after several staff members got caught by that camera. still ahead tonight, it's that time of year. the good reason behind this january beach party. january beach party. and chuck will tell us if we're today my journey continues across the golden state, january beach party. and chuck will tell us if we're where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car insurance. >>> it's a $14 million mystery. somebody
tomorrow, the lunar festival continues in fairfax. it's dpexpected to attract 100,0 people by the end of the weekend. this is the chinese year 4710 and it is the year of the dragon. a local chef helping people avoid tickets from one of the new speed cameras. he hired people to warn people of a camera. the warns could help drivers save $150. chef jeff says he got the idea after several staff members got caught by that camera. still ahead tonight, it's that time of year. the good reason behind...
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fairfax county is one of the test sites. transportation officials are creating the plan after people in the area claimed they did not know when the snowplows were coming in the blizzard of 2010. community members hope the new program works. i think they'll be very happy if it truly does happen. i think they'll probably hold their breath to make sure that it does. >> i think it's helpful to see people and government sort of working together to get these issues resolved. maybe social media is one of those ways people are starting to get into more of that. >> the website is novasnowplowing.virginia.gov and it's appropriate that we are talking about snow on today. today is a big anniversary. >> carmageddon happened one year ago today. >> i think we had about enough snow for a hundred years. last year on january 26th, traffic was snarled for hours and hours and hours during the afternoon. today we will not have to worry about that. we may have to worry about a few fender benders because of rain. 42 at reagan national. a little li
fairfax county is one of the test sites. transportation officials are creating the plan after people in the area claimed they did not know when the snowplows were coming in the blizzard of 2010. community members hope the new program works. i think they'll be very happy if it truly does happen. i think they'll probably hold their breath to make sure that it does. >> i think it's helpful to see people and government sort of working together to get these issues resolved. maybe social media...
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while we talk about the weather, a lot of questions tonight from parents in fairfax county. many wanted to know why public school officials made the decision to start on time, even though the federal government had a two-hour weather delay. jackie benson joins us live from burke, virginia with more on this. jackie. >> reporter: aaron, parents know it's usually the other way around. the school system delays, and the federal government starts on time. but that is changing. even though the anticipated bad weather did not materialize as expected, the federal government was widely praised for its decision to err on the side of caution with a two-hour delay to the monday workday. so why ask parents in a local jurisdiction heavily populated with federal workers didn't fairfax public schools follow suit. >> it's ironic how the government had a three, four-hour delay and fairfax county didn't and prince william did. it was a little strange. >> i was a little surprised. i was watching the news early in the morning to see who was delayed and who wasn't, and i kind of -- i think the dec
while we talk about the weather, a lot of questions tonight from parents in fairfax county. many wanted to know why public school officials made the decision to start on time, even though the federal government had a two-hour weather delay. jackie benson joins us live from burke, virginia with more on this. jackie. >> reporter: aaron, parents know it's usually the other way around. the school system delays, and the federal government starts on time. but that is changing. even though the...
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and 30 in winchester, 30 in fairfax, manassas. there are a few lonesome raindrops to the west of hagerstown and a little bit more coming your way late in the weekend. the majority is looking on the dry side. here's your saturday planner. it will be mild, 10 degrees above average. highs in the mid-50s. a little cooler as well. i'd say 85% of your weekend is looking dry and pleasant. >> all right. >> all right. >> thank you, chuck. today, president obama's re-election campaign opens its main office in virginia. organizing for america's virginia headquarters will be in richmond, it has other offices in fairfax and newport news and a fourth office next week in st. petersburg. president obama won virginia by more than 6% in 2008. >>> mitt romney is using every resource to try to win over the piv pivotal hispanic vote. yesterday, his son introduced him to an hispanic conference. he introduced him in spanish. romney is attempting to brand himself as pro immigration after being attacked for being anti-immigrant at thursday's debate. >> we
and 30 in winchester, 30 in fairfax, manassas. there are a few lonesome raindrops to the west of hagerstown and a little bit more coming your way late in the weekend. the majority is looking on the dry side. here's your saturday planner. it will be mild, 10 degrees above average. highs in the mid-50s. a little cooler as well. i'd say 85% of your weekend is looking dry and pleasant. >> all right. >> all right. >> thank you, chuck. today, president obama's re-election campaign...
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montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. and parts of far southern maryland, northern neck, lower eastern shore near 50 degrees now. farther north and west, though, in the upper 30s. most locations above freezing. martinsburg at 32. watch out, there may be a few icy spots there. elsewhere, shenandoah valley, upper 30s to near 40. some of the high spots in west virginia already in the 40s to near 50 degrees. we still have quite a bit of low cloudsiness around and patchy fog across northern virginia, maryland, and on the eastern shore. there's a few sprinkles east of cambridge. the cloud cover beginning to break up to the west. should give us some sunshine by later this morning. sunrise at 7:21. by noontime with the sunshine breaking out, it will be near 50 degrees. then hitting the low to mid 50s this afternoon. and whatever little bit of snow is left over is going to be certainly melted. and overnight tonight, clear, down into the low 40s by midnight. by dawn tomorrow, we'll be down to near 30 degrees. we may have a freeze t
montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. and parts of far southern maryland, northern neck, lower eastern shore near 50 degrees now. farther north and west, though, in the upper 30s. most locations above freezing. martinsburg at 32. watch out, there may be a few icy spots there. elsewhere, shenandoah valley, upper 30s to near 40. some of the high spots in west virginia already in the 40s to near 50 degrees. we still have quite a bit of low cloudsiness around and patchy fog...
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elsewhere, we're down near the freezing mark in fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine this morning. let's take a look now. there is the jefferson memorial on the bank of the potomac river. we have dry pavement around under this clear sky. now 39 at reagan national. we've got a north/northwesterly breeze. and that's going to continue to bring in cooler weather than we had yesterday. what a dreamy day it was yesterday. and now we are down into the 20s across parts of northern virginia and in fairfax county now. it is near the freezing mark. in montgomery county now, the mid to upper 30s. in the low to mid 30s in prince george's county. much of southern maryland and near the bay, near freezing this morning, as well as the shenandoah valley and out in the mountains. here's the view if space over the last 12 hours. we've had a mostly clear sky. did not see the aurora here, but it was visible and very bright to our north. we'll show you some of those images coming up. sunrise will be at 7:20. we will have sunshine this morning. by 9:00, nea
elsewhere, we're down near the freezing mark in fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine this morning. let's take a look now. there is the jefferson memorial on the bank of the potomac river. we have dry pavement around under this clear sky. now 39 at reagan national. we've got a north/northwesterly breeze. and that's going to continue to bring in cooler weather than we had yesterday. what a dreamy day it was yesterday. and now we are down into the 20s...
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on activities from fairfax county to the capital beltway, 59 miles per hour. and the trip along i-270, a live look right now at montgomery avenue, no issues heading out of germantown connecting to the spur and on to the beltway. all your lanes are open southbound as well as northbound. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the battle for florida is heating up in the race for the republican presidential nomination. the candidates squared off in a final debate before the sunshine state's primary next tuesday. newt gingrich and mitt romney took personal jabs at each other in jacksonville. romney was particularly animated when gingrich called him the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> want to make sure i understand, is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> of the four of us, yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's simply inexcusable. inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and said the ad was inexcusable and inflammatory and inappropriate. mr. speaker, i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father
on activities from fairfax county to the capital beltway, 59 miles per hour. and the trip along i-270, a live look right now at montgomery avenue, no issues heading out of germantown connecting to the spur and on to the beltway. all your lanes are open southbound as well as northbound. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> the battle for florida is heating up in the race for the republican presidential nomination. the candidates squared off in a final debate before the...
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foggy i-66 at fairfax county parkway. fog continues heading inside the beltway on 66. good travel speed eastbound. right now at 60 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks. >>> after tracy morgan is recovering in the hospital after collapsing at a film festival, sources say the "30 rock" star stepped off stage at an awards ceremony in park city, utah. witnesses say morgan was acting dizzy and confused just before he collapsed. a spokesperson says morgan was overcome by a mixture of exhaustion and altitude. he is expected to be okay. >>> there are mixed reviews for steven tyler's version of "the national anthem." ♪ and the rockets red glare [ applause ] ♪ as bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof >> mercy. tyler is the lead singer of aerosmith, of course. the group is from boston which made it fitting for tyler to sing before the pats and ravens' avs game. twitter lit up after tyler's rendition. some loved it. others said the 63-year-old sounded awful. some complained that he tweaked the lyrics. he sang "as boston bursting in air" instead of "the bombs burs
foggy i-66 at fairfax county parkway. fog continues heading inside the beltway on 66. good travel speed eastbound. right now at 60 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks. >>> after tracy morgan is recovering in the hospital after collapsing at a film festival, sources say the "30 rock" star stepped off stage at an awards ceremony in park city, utah. witnesses say morgan was acting dizzy and confused just before he collapsed. a spokesperson says morgan was...
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arlington, fairfax towards/ the only we don't have a lot of wind. only a five to ten mile per hour wind. clouds are on the increase coming into the mountains. that will be moving towards the metro area during the afternoon. we could hig in t around midnight. only a very small chance. especially north of the metro area. then partly cloudy, cold again tomorrow, mid 20s in the valleys to our north and west hav have some freezing rain and iciness. it won't last long. rain the rest of saturday. highs saturday and sunday, about 40. warmer monday with some rain moving in. danella, how iséú takingad >> the if wil dea heading inbound, making your way towards montana avenue, police are on the scene of the water main break there. they are taking up the right lane are what you will deal with. avenue and take rhode island avenue instead. looking at >>danella. as you continue on, it's a slow trip fee ry downd.c.m iscons back niyou. very tj53 si bepao$ey ás an has[d at jumbotrons around the verizon center. the signs could be of any size and that has at least on
arlington, fairfax towards/ the only we don't have a lot of wind. only a five to ten mile per hour wind. clouds are on the increase coming into the mountains. that will be moving towards the metro area during the afternoon. we could hig in t around midnight. only a very small chance. especially north of the metro area. then partly cloudy, cold again tomorrow, mid 20s in the valleys to our north and west hav have some freezing rain and iciness. it won't last long. rain the rest of saturday....
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we're down into the mid 30s in montgomery county, fairfax county. arlington county near 40. near 40 in washington and prince george's county. southern maryland near the bay, in the mid 40s. farther west and north, a few locations, too. in the 40s. shenandoah valley into some of the mountain regions and frederick down to just 27 degrees. quite a variety of temperatures around this morning. we've got a clear sky, though. we're off to a clear start on this tuesday morning. our sunrise will be at 7:16. by 9:00, we'll be mostly sunny, into the mid 40s and clouds rolling in around noontime. sunshine, too. into the low 60s then in the middle of the afternoon. we ought to hit the mid-to-upper 60s for a brief time. the evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic. good morning, danella. >>> good morning. in the area, volume's very light. we have construction around the beltway, but that seems to be mostly gone. nothing but green as you travel around the beltway in montgomery county. even continuing in prince george's county, circling to virginia, i'm not seeing any issues
we're down into the mid 30s in montgomery county, fairfax county. arlington county near 40. near 40 in washington and prince george's county. southern maryland near the bay, in the mid 40s. farther west and north, a few locations, too. in the 40s. shenandoah valley into some of the mountain regions and frederick down to just 27 degrees. quite a variety of temperatures around this morning. we've got a clear sky, though. we're off to a clear start on this tuesday morning. our sunrise will be at...
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it take a live look out of fairfax. i, thin clouds. you can see the milky white tins to the sky. 66 in olney, fairfax up to 60. oxon hill, 57. waldorf, 57. triangle, 63. a very warm day. average high as 44. running about 20 degrees warmer than that. maybe even pushing 70 down near culpeper spotsylvania, and fredericksburg. a nice, mile day to round out the january. i will look at the rest of the week coming up. >> hard to imagine, but another earthquake aftershock rattled people in the bill louisa county last night. a 3.2 magnitude tremor hit near mineral. more than 100 aftershocks since the august earthquake. louisa county middle school and how it -- high-school will return to a five-day week tomorrow for the first time since the earthquake damaged by high school. students had been attending class at the middle school on alternate days. officials say they now have enough mobile classrooms to return to a normal schedule. voters in florida are heading to the polls. the battle for the gop presidential nomination got nasty in florida with
it take a live look out of fairfax. i, thin clouds. you can see the milky white tins to the sky. 66 in olney, fairfax up to 60. oxon hill, 57. waldorf, 57. triangle, 63. a very warm day. average high as 44. running about 20 degrees warmer than that. maybe even pushing 70 down near culpeper spotsylvania, and fredericksburg. a nice, mile day to round out the january. i will look at the rest of the week coming up. >> hard to imagine, but another earthquake aftershock rattled people in the...
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prince george's, arlington, fairfax counties near 40. as well as southern maryland, near the bay and the northern neck. occasional sprinkles this morning. otherwise a cloudy sky. by noon near 50. more moderate showers from time to time this afternoon as we climb into the low to mid 50s. and then some steadier rain may move in tonight and briefly heavy at times through the evening hours as we hover near 50. then tomorrow, in the morning, we'll be near 50, with some occasional showers that may linger through noontime friday, turning windy and colder tomorrow afternoon. we may be near 60, then dropping near 40 midnight friday night. then near 30 by dawn saturday. saturday, partly cloudy and chilly. another chilly day on sunday. another cold day monday, midweek next week, we warm back up a bit. danella, how is traffic? >> westbound route 7, still have the accident. this is at colvin run road. the right lane is blocked. this time traveling eastbound on i-66 as you make your way to the beltway, left shoulder is blocked by a disabled vehicle th
prince george's, arlington, fairfax counties near 40. as well as southern maryland, near the bay and the northern neck. occasional sprinkles this morning. otherwise a cloudy sky. by noon near 50. more moderate showers from time to time this afternoon as we climb into the low to mid 50s. and then some steadier rain may move in tonight and briefly heavy at times through the evening hours as we hover near 50. then tomorrow, in the morning, we'll be near 50, with some occasional showers that may...
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this morning, fairfax county police are looking for two men who held up a bank. the pair robbed the m&t bank on maple avenue in vienna yesterday, just before noon. investigators say the guys implied they had a weapon but never actually showed one. police say one of the men gave a teller a note demanding money. the employee gave them cash and a dye pack. anyone who knows anything about this robbery, they're asked to contact fairfax county police. >>> a discovery in the search for a missing toddler in maine this weekend may suggest foul play. police say they found blood in the home where ayla reynolds disappeared six weeks ago. her parents were seen in public together at a vigil for the girl yesterday. the child disappeared while staying at her father's house while the mother was getting out of rehab. reporters asked ayla's mother, trista reynolds, about the new developments. >> really? you really want to know? i'm ready to go knocking at people's doors myself because i want to know what happened to my daughter, and i want to know where she is and who took her, or
this morning, fairfax county police are looking for two men who held up a bank. the pair robbed the m&t bank on maple avenue in vienna yesterday, just before noon. investigators say the guys implied they had a weapon but never actually showed one. police say one of the men gave a teller a note demanding money. the employee gave them cash and a dye pack. anyone who knows anything about this robbery, they're asked to contact fairfax county police. >>> a discovery in the search for a...
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in fairfax county students switched over to digital textbooks this past fall. news 4's erika gonzalez checked in with the school today to see how it's working for them. >> then you're going to your e-book. what do we do? split the screen please? >> reporter: it started several years ago with just a few assignments in dr. ken holla's ninth grade social studies class. now, 77,000 students and 700 teachers in fairfax county, grade 7 through 12, have traded their social studies textbooks for digital ones. >> computers and my cell phone. i can't live without them. so it was much easier to have my textbook, all my assignments right on my computer. >> reporter: textbooks are used for seven years. for alice riley, social services coordinator for fairfax county schools, that meant students in 2018 would not be keeping with the times. >> we are now filing taxes online, paying bills online, shopping online. this is what we're preparing our children for. >> reporter: students are assigned a lap top and from there a log-in name and password. once they've gained access to th
in fairfax county students switched over to digital textbooks this past fall. news 4's erika gonzalez checked in with the school today to see how it's working for them. >> then you're going to your e-book. what do we do? split the screen please? >> reporter: it started several years ago with just a few assignments in dr. ken holla's ninth grade social studies class. now, 77,000 students and 700 teachers in fairfax county, grade 7 through 12, have traded their social studies...
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mid teens, arlington and fairfax counties. near the bay, maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, upper teens. a mostly clear sky. we'll have a lot of sun. sun's not up until 7:27 this morning. it's going to take a while to warm up today even though right now earth in its orbit around the sun, we're closer to the sun than at any time in the year. we'll briefly get above freezing this afternoon as we cloud up. cloudy night tonight. 30 through the evening. sunset at 4:59. mid-20s tomorrow morning. not as cold. warmer afternoon tomorrow. we're going to make it to low and mid-40s which is average for early january. lots of sun on thursday. friday, partly cloudy and milder. subfreezing in the morning. afternoon highs near 50. on saturday even warmer. probably freeze in the morning, afternoon highs mid-50s. sunday partly cloudy to sunny. upper 40s. highs 40s monday and tuesday next week. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling on i-95, your first set of delays on prince william parkway as you head north towar
mid teens, arlington and fairfax counties. near the bay, maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, upper teens. a mostly clear sky. we'll have a lot of sun. sun's not up until 7:27 this morning. it's going to take a while to warm up today even though right now earth in its orbit around the sun, we're closer to the sun than at any time in the year. we'll briefly get above freezing this afternoon as we cloud up. cloudy night tonight. 30 through the evening. sunset at 4:59. mid-20s tomorrow morning....
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montgomery, arlington, fairfax countys now dropping rapidly. we've got gusty winds. these are the latest wind gusts. we've had them gusting to nearly 40 miles per hour over the last couple of hours. sunrise, 7:26. the strong gusts of wind will be with us throughout the day with the sunshine in and out. cold temperatures hovering near 40. look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. you've got to be careful. we have strong wind gusts, wet roadways, some areas possiy are going to slick over, especially on the bridge and ramps. you've got to slow down. a live camera on prince george's county, local roads look good. you can tell they are slick. give yourself extra time this morning. please slow down. traveling in montgomery county, this is a look at 16th street and east/west highway. again, light volume. no accidents to report at this time. but give yourself extra time. and if you're traveling along the dulles toll road, i'm not seeing any issues for you. and as you connect on to the beltway, beltway looks good in the area, as wel
montgomery, arlington, fairfax countys now dropping rapidly. we've got gusty winds. these are the latest wind gusts. we've had them gusting to nearly 40 miles per hour over the last couple of hours. sunrise, 7:26. the strong gusts of wind will be with us throughout the day with the sunshine in and out. cold temperatures hovering near 40. look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. you've got to be careful. we have strong wind gusts, wet...
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that could soon happen as fairfax county is trying to lure the agency away from the district. the fbi has simply outgrown the j. edgar hoover building. fairfax county officials are suggesting a 70-acre federal warehouse site seconds from the franconia metro station. residents have mixed reactions of the agency's possible move to virginia. >> don't know what it's going to do to traffic. it's probably not going to help. >> it will be good for business. i got my own personal business. i'm a barber out here. it will be -- will bring more people. >> fairfax county supervisors believe moving the fbi down to springfield could save the federal government over $40 million a year. >>> sounds like something out of a movie. a shoplifter jumps on the metro tracks to try to avoid police. it's exactly what happened at the pentagon city mall. police say the man stole something from the nordstrom's there around 8:00. security guards chased him into the metro station. that's where he jumped on to the tracks and took off down the tunnel. metro officials were forced to shut down the trains in bot
that could soon happen as fairfax county is trying to lure the agency away from the district. the fbi has simply outgrown the j. edgar hoover building. fairfax county officials are suggesting a 70-acre federal warehouse site seconds from the franconia metro station. residents have mixed reactions of the agency's possible move to virginia. >> don't know what it's going to do to traffic. it's probably not going to help. >> it will be good for business. i got my own personal business....
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coming through frederick, coming through leesburg down through fairfax. this was at 6:30. then the second line formed. that one came through fairfax county right around 8:00 over toward herndon, chantilly and reston. then right on through falls church in through washington and then right on down to the south. just to the west of fredericksburg in through prince william county down through stafford county and then over toward southern maryland in toward st. mary's county around -- man i'm getting confused here with the counties. there are a lot of them out there and a lot of storms, too. as far as stormy weather goes now it is out of here and we are all calming down. the winds, however, will not calm down until probably about 9:00, 10:00. rather breezy during the day today. here comes a frontal boundary. this is one of two. this one will be a dry front but it will bring in a little cooler weather during the day on saturday and into sunday. sunday another cold front will move through. ahead of it nice and mild but we will see a chance for a shower. maybe a flurry late on sun
coming through frederick, coming through leesburg down through fairfax. this was at 6:30. then the second line formed. that one came through fairfax county right around 8:00 over toward herndon, chantilly and reston. then right on through falls church in through washington and then right on down to the south. just to the west of fredericksburg in through prince william county down through stafford county and then over toward southern maryland in toward st. mary's county around -- man i'm...
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. >> there could be reason to celebrate for teachers and others in fairfax county schools. tonight proposed raises were unveiled as one piece of a spending spree you might call it. jackie bensen has more on this. >> the proposed increase in the budget is seen as significant after three years of belt tightening. >> that's exactly how we built this budget. >> reporter: fairfax county public school superintendent was taungi talking spending, most designed to accommodate the 4,000 new students expected to enter the school system next year. the bulk of the budget is for employees. 88% of our resources now go to salaries and benefits. >> the hiring of an estimated 700 new employees, many of them teachers, is one of the largest proposed expenditures. summer school would return in limited form. dale proposes unfreezes teachers pay and raising custodian salaries comparable to those in other areas. >> i like they're going to compensate the teachers more. they've been waiting a long time in not getting the compensation due to them and they work very, very hard. >> members can comment
. >> there could be reason to celebrate for teachers and others in fairfax county schools. tonight proposed raises were unveiled as one piece of a spending spree you might call it. jackie bensen has more on this. >> the proposed increase in the budget is seen as significant after three years of belt tightening. >> that's exactly how we built this budget. >> reporter: fairfax county public school superintendent was taungi talking spending, most designed to accommodate the...
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fairfax county parkway, you will hit the brakes a bit. hov just opened so that's clearing some congestion. travel speed, about 58 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >>> today a former marine is expected to enter a guilty plea related to charges he fired shots at the pentagon and the marine corps museum. yonathan melaku was connected to shootings at several military installations in the fall of 2010 and a cash of car break-ins. melaku pled guilty to the break ins and served six months in jail. if convicted in the military building shootings, he faces a minimum of 35 years in federal prison and a maximum of a life sentence. >>> big changes are come together pentagon. secretary of defense leon panetta will announce major budget cuts today. it's part of the president's plan to restructure the mill fair. as many as 80,000 soldiers will be cut and multiple combat brigades will either be dissolved or reassigned. 30 older model drones will be grounded and the air force will not buy new models for now. president obama says this will help cu
fairfax county parkway, you will hit the brakes a bit. hov just opened so that's clearing some congestion. travel speed, about 58 miles per hour. joe and eun, back to you. >>> today a former marine is expected to enter a guilty plea related to charges he fired shots at the pentagon and the marine corps museum. yonathan melaku was connected to shootings at several military installations in the fall of 2010 and a cash of car break-ins. melaku pled guilty to the break ins and served six...
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and fairfax and arlington counties. and much of southern maryland, there's still quite a bit of cloudiness, a little patchy, dense fog, too, across parts of virginia. right near the tidal president obama, as well as far southern maryland. lower eastern shore getting a few sprinkles. the clouds beginning to break up to the west. we ought to have sunshine breaking out as the morning progresses. 40s through mid morning. near 50 by noon. a sunny afternoon. getting into the low to mid 50s. so plan accordingly. sunrise at 7:21. sunset at 5:20. the evening planner in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning, if you're taking the outer loop in montgomery county, hitting the brakes at new hampshire avenue. these delays will continue as you head toward georgia avenue. your travel speed now, 38 miles per hour. i have to show you this fog and delays on i-270 at father hurley. southbound on i-270. slow trip for you. your first set of delays start out of frederick. they continue to clarksburg road. once you get to clarksburg, you
and fairfax and arlington counties. and much of southern maryland, there's still quite a bit of cloudiness, a little patchy, dense fog, too, across parts of virginia. right near the tidal president obama, as well as far southern maryland. lower eastern shore getting a few sprinkles. the clouds beginning to break up to the west. we ought to have sunshine breaking out as the morning progresses. 40s through mid morning. near 50 by noon. a sunny afternoon. getting into the low to mid 50s. so plan...
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that's fairfax county parkway. still making your way clear. you still have a pretty good travel speed. travel time for you, 24 minutes to get from quantico to the beltway. so far your travel speed is at 59 miles per hour. no accidents to report on i-95 at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> our time is 5:42. new concerns about a popular snack. why something in that popular snack could put your children at risk of getting sick. >>> about-face. >> showing their anger, the proposal that had th [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house pleaded not guilty to trying t
that's fairfax county parkway. still making your way clear. you still have a pretty good travel speed. travel time for you, 24 minutes to get from quantico to the beltway. so far your travel speed is at 59 miles per hour. no accidents to report on i-95 at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> our time is 5:42. new concerns about a popular snack. why something in that popular snack could put your children at risk of getting sick. >>> about-face. >>...
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have a great afternoon. >> fairfax county. >> and that's "news4 midday." thanks for joining us and we invite to you tune in for more news, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. we luc back tomorrow morning at 11:00 and we hope you will join us for
have a great afternoon. >> fairfax county. >> and that's "news4 midday." thanks for joining us and we invite to you tune in for more news, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. we luc back tomorrow morning at 11:00 and we hope you will join us for
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for alice riley, coordinator for fairfax schools, that meant students in 2018 will not be keeping with the times. >> we are paying taxes online, shopping online, paying pills online. this is what we're preparing our students for. >> they're give anal log-in nam and password. they can click on videos online and scroll down and with the click of a button. >> because they need the internet, they have access to things like twitter and wikipedia and cheating can become too easy. >> when their eyes are glistening, i say, okay, get off facebook. mostly i find they're doing what they should be doing and it's also how i teach, running around the room a lot. >> reporter: students without a computer can check one out from the school or use the library for internet and local hot spots for access. the switch has not come without some opposition from parents. >> what it was probably more than anything, fear of the unknown. >> reporter: riley says it's about preparing the students for the digital world they live in. >> i tell my dad about it. he's in shock and didn't think we would do these things. i
for alice riley, coordinator for fairfax schools, that meant students in 2018 will not be keeping with the times. >> we are paying taxes online, shopping online, paying pills online. this is what we're preparing our students for. >> they're give anal log-in nam and password. they can click on videos online and scroll down and with the click of a button. >> because they need the internet, they have access to things like twitter and wikipedia and cheating can become too easy....
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generally 30s in montgomery, fairfax, arlington counties, near 40 in washington. low to mid 40s in prince george's county and much of southern maryland, northern neck and eastern shore. across the rest of virginia, many locations east of the blue ridge in the 30s, blue ridge west, many areas are now in the 40s. and looking at the view from space, from adams-morgan to suitland and mt. rainier as well as annandale and burk and colesville, a mostly clear sky. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:16. mid 40s by 9:00. soaring into the 60s during the afternoon. mid to upper 60s middle of the afternoon. and then this evening, here's your evening planner, sunset at 5:28. we'll be down to the upper 40s by midnight. a mostly clear sky. a look at big changes on the way for the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. how's traffic now, danella? >>> i think the spring fever is catching. you know what that means, i may not be able to finish this hit. all right. so traveling the beltway, your travel speeds look really good. this is at connecticut avenue. i'm not really see
generally 30s in montgomery, fairfax, arlington counties, near 40 in washington. low to mid 40s in prince george's county and much of southern maryland, northern neck and eastern shore. across the rest of virginia, many locations east of the blue ridge in the 30s, blue ridge west, many areas are now in the 40s. and looking at the view from space, from adams-morgan to suitland and mt. rainier as well as annandale and burk and colesville, a mostly clear sky. here's your day planner. sunrise at...
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for people who are interested in volunteer fairfax or for monday, what's the best way to do so? >> check out the website. volunteerfairfax.org, we have information on what's going on on monday. but also information on every single day. obviously we need volunteers all year-round. >> you're not just doing volunteer activities in fairfax county. the really benefits throughout the community. >> absolutely, absolutely. we believe that you can volunteer anywhere in the d.c. metro region. our nonprofits are all over the area. it's our third give together and the first expansion. from one site to three and going to let 1200 volunteers participate and that is in large part to united stated health care and also -- united health care and also youth services of america. >> what's the website again? >> volunteerfairfax.org. >>> the winds have changed and they are a-blowing. >> it was warm early this morning or late last night if you were up. you know it was warm. 50s yesterday. today it's going to feel like it's if the 20s and that's the problem. the cold and winds are the problem. we could
for people who are interested in volunteer fairfax or for monday, what's the best way to do so? >> check out the website. volunteerfairfax.org, we have information on what's going on on monday. but also information on every single day. obviously we need volunteers all year-round. >> you're not just doing volunteer activities in fairfax county. the really benefits throughout the community. >> absolutely, absolutely. we believe that you can volunteer anywhere in the d.c. metro...
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tonight, darcy spencer is monitoring the conditions in fairfax county. we begin, though, with the meet rolgts in storm center 4. >> temperatures now have fallen back down below the freezing market. anything that looks like a puddle on the roadway is likely to be black ice by morning. temperatures are below freezing in the western and northern suburb, even at national airport where it's 31 degrees, but 23 in frederick, maryland, 29 in martinsburg, west virginia, and 32 in fredericksburg. be carry very, very careful. nothing additional falling from the sky. temperatures will probably be below freezing through at least 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning. if you can delay travel tomorrow until after that time, things are start to improve. temperatures, mid 30s tomorrow afternoon. more on the rest of the forecast coming up. >> all right, chuck, we'll see now in a little bit. darcy spencer joins us live from the alexander section of fairfax county. >> earlier today, we were battling the 12340e asnow and t. tonight, it was the roads. here is seminary road in the al
tonight, darcy spencer is monitoring the conditions in fairfax county. we begin, though, with the meet rolgts in storm center 4. >> temperatures now have fallen back down below the freezing market. anything that looks like a puddle on the roadway is likely to be black ice by morning. temperatures are below freezing in the western and northern suburb, even at national airport where it's 31 degrees, but 23 in frederick, maryland, 29 in martinsburg, west virginia, and 32 in fredericksburg....
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much of arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, in the mid 30s. near freezing in parts of loudoun county and fauquier county, along the blue ridge up toward frederick. but elsewhere, it is well above freezing. we're in the 40s shenandoah valley, out of the mountains in the 50s now. and we do have milder air coming in from the west and the southwest as we have a few of these high clouds drifting over a gorgeous sunrise underway over the potomac. here's the day plan ear -- sunrise at 7:16. temperatures will be soaring into the 60s by later this afternoon. mid and upper 60s during the afternoon. your evening planner coming up in ten minutes. now at 6:31, how's traffic? >>> traveling i-95 in virginia, approaching prince william parkway, we have an incident blocking the right shoulder lane. it looks like possibly also the right lane. difficult to see on camera, but i can tell you are jammed as you make your way to prince william parkway. and traveling on 395, have an accident there slowing you down, as well. in fact, this is as you approach seminary ro
much of arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, in the mid 30s. near freezing in parts of loudoun county and fauquier county, along the blue ridge up toward frederick. but elsewhere, it is well above freezing. we're in the 40s shenandoah valley, out of the mountains in the 50s now. and we do have milder air coming in from the west and the southwest as we have a few of these high clouds drifting over a gorgeous sunrise underway over the potomac. here's the day plan ear -- sunrise at 7:16....
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closer into the metro area, montgomery county, rockville now at 45, fairfax county, reston, herndon, chantilly, 47 degrees, also my friends at centerville, 42, camp springs, copper county right now at 41 degrees. storm four doppler radar, no rain to talk about in the immediate area, watch what happens when we widen out here, you see a lot of rain moving into the ohio river valley, in through ken keep, in through ohio, this will try to move in most likely stay to our north, could be a chance of a shower overnight. this is the actual storm that's pumping in all of this moisture. out ahead of this, a big cold front that cold front producing thunderstorms, even possible tornadoes today in eastern texas, eastern portions of louisiana, they are now under tornado watches and have been quite a few tornado warnings. for us, high pressure around the region, mild weather during the day today that will give way to that chance to shower activity tomorrow, again, into the washout, just some showers throughout the afternoon,s that warm front comes through, then watch this area of low pressure come
closer into the metro area, montgomery county, rockville now at 45, fairfax county, reston, herndon, chantilly, 47 degrees, also my friends at centerville, 42, camp springs, copper county right now at 41 degrees. storm four doppler radar, no rain to talk about in the immediate area, watch what happens when we widen out here, you see a lot of rain moving into the ohio river valley, in through ken keep, in through ohio, this will try to move in most likely stay to our north, could be a chance of...
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from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 61 miles per hour. traveling i-95 in virginia, this is a look at the occoquan, northbound looks great. southbound, i will give you travel speed. making your way out of town heading from the beltway to the occoquan. you are at 62 miles per hour. not seeing any accidents to report at this time. >> thank you. this morning, police arrested a man that led them on a chase from virginia into d.c. he then barricaded himself in an apartment complex and in the 1000 block of 13th street, southeast washington. police say that they tried to pull him over near alexandria when he sped away. they pursued him from northern virginia to this apartment complex in the district. which led to a stand-off which lasted all night and ended at 5:00 this morning. police say the man had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest but they did not elaborate on the subject of the warrant. >>> lawyers for the man accused of killing a virginia lacrosse player are expected to be back in court. george hughley is charged with the murder of
from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 61 miles per hour. traveling i-95 in virginia, this is a look at the occoquan, northbound looks great. southbound, i will give you travel speed. making your way out of town heading from the beltway to the occoquan. you are at 62 miles per hour. not seeing any accidents to report at this time. >> thank you. this morning, police arrested a man that led them on a chase from virginia into d.c. he then barricaded himself in an apartment complex and...
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fairfax, 7.3%. fairfax county has a program that moves the homeless to self-sufficienc self-sufficiency. >> i'm not really making that much money but i make the money to make it stretch. >> she hopes to own her own home in five years with the help of the fairfax program. >>> a new report suggests america's obesity epidemic is plateauing at an unacceptable level. according to the centers for disease control prevention nearly 70% of adults are overweight and one in three is obese. about 17% of children are considered obese. those numbers are about the same as a decade ago. they were alarming numbers for some groups. more men and boys were now considered obese as well as blacks and hispanic women. researchers say they can't explain the weight gain in those particular groups of people. >>> new review of the flu drug tamiflu raised questions about its effectiveness. independent group of researchers reviewing clinical studies of the drug says much of the data is incomplete or contradictory and making it h
fairfax, 7.3%. fairfax county has a program that moves the homeless to self-sufficienc self-sufficiency. >> i'm not really making that much money but i make the money to make it stretch. >> she hopes to own her own home in five years with the help of the fairfax program. >>> a new report suggests america's obesity epidemic is plateauing at an unacceptable level. according to the centers for disease control prevention nearly 70% of adults are overweight and one in three is...
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a notice live super doppler seven showing rain moving into prince william fairfax county -- moving to the northeast. we will continue to see widespread rain later on. i will talk more about temperatures later. >> thank you adam. and man is in good condition after being trapped in an overturned a delivery truck carrying hazardous chemicals. it happened in laytonsville. has met crews were called to check reports of a diesel fuel spill. the man was successfully rescued and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. it is not clear what exactly caused it. the developing story out of nashville, a u.s. senator was detained by the tsqa. rand paul set off a security alarm refuse to be patted down. one of the go through the body scanner again. he has been an outspoken critic of security measures and is the son of republican presidential candidate ron paul. the kentucky senator was reportedly heading to d.c. to speak at the march for life rally. the u.s. supreme court justice ruled that police need a warrant to track criminal suspects with gps. it stems from a d.c. man's prosecut
a notice live super doppler seven showing rain moving into prince william fairfax county -- moving to the northeast. we will continue to see widespread rain later on. i will talk more about temperatures later. >> thank you adam. and man is in good condition after being trapped in an overturned a delivery truck carrying hazardous chemicals. it happened in laytonsville. has met crews were called to check reports of a diesel fuel spill. the man was successfully rescued and taken to the...
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a lawmaker from fairfax county is so upset requiring women to get an exam. howell howell jish the bill is expected to pass. >>> now just six days away from the super bowl in indianapolis. dan hellie and jim vance will be anchoring our coverage all ek. >> dan is there live outside lucas oil stadium tonight. hey, dan. >> and tomorrow perhaps the biggest circus you could say of super bowl week, rilts media y day, and for the first time ever, they're going to allow fans in to watch media day. tickets right now on stubhub, believe it, going for twooefr and you don't get to even ride the zip line. that's part of the nfl village area near lucas. i don't know if any of these folks will be at media day tomorrow, but i guarantee you, it's going to lost more than a lot of activities. over 4,000 people are estimated to be here in indianapolis for prosecute bowl week. which patriots' star did not practice today and may not practice the week? guys? >> and are you going to tell us what people are going to be able to -- >> they'll be able to see jim vance for the first time
a lawmaker from fairfax county is so upset requiring women to get an exam. howell howell jish the bill is expected to pass. >>> now just six days away from the super bowl in indianapolis. dan hellie and jim vance will be anchoring our coverage all ek. >> dan is there live outside lucas oil stadium tonight. hey, dan. >> and tomorrow perhaps the biggest circus you could say of super bowl week, rilts media y day, and for the first time ever, they're going to allow fans in to...
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right now down to the upper 20s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's countys. we did have overnight moisture coming through, a quick snow squall, a little sprinkle activity. that put down wetness on some area roads. watch out. that may be frozen up right now. and if it looks wet, that could be ice. under a clear sky, plenty of sunshine today. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:16. by 9:00, upper 30s. a bright and sunny morning. mostly sunny afternoon, too, with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 40s. sunset today will be at 5:27. and overnight tonight, not quite as cold. we will have our temperatures remain above freezing through the evening. we'll be clear by late evening by around 11:00 or around midnight or so. we'll be down into the upper 30s. and looks like we'll stay above freezing through most of the evening. big changes on the way tomorrow. we'll look at that, the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. still seeing a disabled bus blocking your left lane if you're traveling inbound canal road approac
right now down to the upper 20s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's countys. we did have overnight moisture coming through, a quick snow squall, a little sprinkle activity. that put down wetness on some area roads. watch out. that may be frozen up right now. and if it looks wet, that could be ice. under a clear sky, plenty of sunshine today. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:16. by 9:00, upper 30s. a bright and sunny morning. mostly sunny afternoon, too, with temperatures...
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looking a lot better at fairfax county parkway. i'll give you a travel speed because even though your volume's increasing, you still have a good speed of 62 miles per hour. not bad at all. and if you are on i-95, looking good, as well. no issues at pohick road. clear to 395. back to you. >> thunk. 6:02 now. >>> metro is operating on an expanded rush hour service this morning because of the delay for federal workers. trains and buses will make additional trips throughout the morning to accommodate employees later than usual. metro also canceled all midday track work for today. >>> and today more than 100,000 protesters are expected here in washington for the annual march for life. pro-life demonstrators are protesting the 39th anniversary of the roe v. wade case in which the supreme court legalized abortion. and if you are headed downtown today, the march is bound to affect your commute down there. angie dpof is here with more on that. >>> good morning. a number of march for life events is going to make it tough to get around town t
looking a lot better at fairfax county parkway. i'll give you a travel speed because even though your volume's increasing, you still have a good speed of 62 miles per hour. not bad at all. and if you are on i-95, looking good, as well. no issues at pohick road. clear to 395. back to you. >> thunk. 6:02 now. >>> metro is operating on an expanded rush hour service this morning because of the delay for federal workers. trains and buses will make additional trips throughout the...
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right now 20s in prince george's, fairfax, arlington, and montgomery counties. we do have the clouds on the increase there's the view from space. this area of green is the zone of rain from southwestern virginia into the carolinas and kentucky. it is all rain there now. even heavier rain down in tennessee. that's going to arrive later today. 7:26. we'll have increasing clouds through the morning hours. then the first rain arriving into the metro area by early afternoon. it will be earlier in the day in virginia. and as we get through the rest of the afternoon, occasional rain. chilly, too. low to mid 40s. then this evening, down into the low 40s and holding steady with the rain off and on with patchy figure, as well. that's going to continue until perhaps past midnight, ending predawn tomorrow. during the day thursday, a mild day, partly sunny into the 50s. then as a cold front sweeps in late thursday, predawn friday, might have sprinkles of rain around the metro area, maybe a few snowflakes far west and north of washington. i don't think it will be causing any
right now 20s in prince george's, fairfax, arlington, and montgomery counties. we do have the clouds on the increase there's the view from space. this area of green is the zone of rain from southwestern virginia into the carolinas and kentucky. it is all rain there now. even heavier rain down in tennessee. that's going to arrive later today. 7:26. we'll have increasing clouds through the morning hours. then the first rain arriving into the metro area by early afternoon. it will be earlier in...
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brian removed snow at fairfax corner. >> not what we expected. in some cases we expected a second wave, but the first wave hit us harder than we anticipate. >> he's making it easier for people like chris regal who put on some boots and went to the shopping center. >> it's winter finally. get some snow, get some ice, that's okay, it's what it's okay. >> reporter: do you like the snow? >> i love cold, i don't love the hot weather. >> reporter: and where are you from originally? >> i'm from saudi arabia. >> reporter: some folks didn't clean their cars off, look at this dash video, flying ice and snow flying on to the roadway. and some drivers ended up in ditches. for people who had to get out on their feet, or four feet in this case. >> his paws are so big, he gets ice cubes on his little paws. >> reporter: henry was in fact very, very cute. we're set up on lexington street right here in falls search. just a little bit west, drivers are not complaining of slippery conditions, but again, we're expected to have some freezing temperatures in the overni
brian removed snow at fairfax corner. >> not what we expected. in some cases we expected a second wave, but the first wave hit us harder than we anticipate. >> he's making it easier for people like chris regal who put on some boots and went to the shopping center. >> it's winter finally. get some snow, get some ice, that's okay, it's what it's okay. >> reporter: do you like the snow? >> i love cold, i don't love the hot weather. >> reporter: and where are you...
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and fairfax counties. prince george's county, most locations mid 40s as well as well as southern maryland. northern neck, eastern shore, near 50 degrees. we have patchy, dense fog around the rural areas of maryland, virginia, and west virginia. 30s shenandoah valley and into the panhandle of west virginia and western maryland. most locations are above freezing, although martinburg at the airport, it's at 30 now. watch out for iciness there. and we have some breaks in the clouds south and west. still all cloudy most of the region. getting a few sprinkles on the eastern shore, but those are moving away. sunrise at 7:21. we'll get sunshine up by mid morning. 40s for another several hours. near 50 by noontime. during the afternoon, our temperatures should be climbing after we bottom out in the low 40s by midnight and near 30 by dawn tomorrow. we ought to be climbing into the mid 40s by tomorrow afternoon. and then as we get into thursday, looks like maybe rain moving in, and that may linger into thursday night
and fairfax counties. prince george's county, most locations mid 40s as well as well as southern maryland. northern neck, eastern shore, near 50 degrees. we have patchy, dense fog around the rural areas of maryland, virginia, and west virginia. 30s shenandoah valley and into the panhandle of west virginia and western maryland. most locations are above freezing, although martinburg at the airport, it's at 30 now. watch out for iciness there. and we have some breaks in the clouds south and west....
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. >> reporter: after his arrest, agents spent an entire day searching his home in fairfax. at the time of the shootings he was in the marine reserves. at the time of his arrest, they say they found a number of references to the taliban and the jihad. now under the plea agreement outlined in court, he will serve 25 years in jail. his father wants the prison to do a psychological evaluation on his son. he believes that he may have some anger management issues. wendy, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks. >>> we are following breaking news out of prince george's county where officials are searching for what could be a body in a wooded area in fort washington. jackie vincent joins us live from the scene. >> reporter: well, i can tell you right now there is a very large police presence here. we're in the 11900 block of old fort road in friendly, maryland. there are numerous prince george's county police detectives as well as detectives from alexandria, virginia. i'll tell you more about that in just a moment. what we're told is that earlier this afternoon police received a report
. >> reporter: after his arrest, agents spent an entire day searching his home in fairfax. at the time of the shootings he was in the marine reserves. at the time of his arrest, they say they found a number of references to the taliban and the jihad. now under the plea agreement outlined in court, he will serve 25 years in jail. his father wants the prison to do a psychological evaluation on his son. he believes that he may have some anger management issues. wendy, back to you. >>...
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in december the in your opinions of duis in fairfax county ent with up by 12%. police arrested 358 people in their safe december initiative. fairfax county police say there were 546 alcohol-related crashes from january to october of last year. during that same time period almost 200 people were krietd for drunk driving they were under the age of 21. i live in fairfax county and i did see an influx of police. >> that's deterrent. others they gave a stern warning and some got citations. it is 6:10 in the morning. still ahead this saturday, the first lady seen in a new light. the important role that michelle obama plays in the white house according to a new book. >>> off the street. occupy d.c. protesters ditch their tents for houses. their bold new strategy for spreading their message across the country. >>> and following a legend, penn state hires a new football coach to replace joe paterno. what the legendary coa [ female announcer ] there's surprising news about whole grain and the cereals your kids love. ♪ now all general mills big g kid cereals have more wh
in december the in your opinions of duis in fairfax county ent with up by 12%. police arrested 358 people in their safe december initiative. fairfax county police say there were 546 alcohol-related crashes from january to october of last year. during that same time period almost 200 people were krietd for drunk driving they were under the age of 21. i live in fairfax county and i did see an influx of police. >> that's deterrent. others they gave a stern warning and some got citations. it...
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i've give you a live look at fairfax county pea parkway, slow hitting the prax. no problems north or south. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:02. mitt romney is now 2-2. the former massachusetts governor picked up an easy victory in the new hampshire primary. he won with 39% of the vote. texas congressman ron paul finished a distant second with 23%. former utah governor jon huntsman, who bet his entire campaign on finishing well in new hampshire, finished in third place. newt gingrich and rick santorum each received 9% of the votes. rick perry finished with just 1% of the vote. >>> the candidates are now turning their attention to south carolina, which holds its primary a week from saturday. mitt romney leads there, but newt gingrich is in a close second and has been saying for a while that the palmetto state is crucial to his candidacy. >> this campaign is going to go on to south carolina. [ applause ] >> we going to offer the american people something very different. [ applause ] >> president obama -- president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial. and in
i've give you a live look at fairfax county pea parkway, slow hitting the prax. no problems north or south. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:02. mitt romney is now 2-2. the former massachusetts governor picked up an easy victory in the new hampshire primary. he won with 39% of the vote. texas congressman ron paul finished a distant second with 23%. former utah governor jon huntsman, who bet his entire campaign on finishing well in new hampshire, finished in third place. newt...
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. >>> an update on a developing story from 6:00 at the fairfax city judicial complex. tonight we're told that police responded to a suicidal man on the top level of the county courthouse parking lot. after about six hours, police were able to take that man into custody. no wrd on his identity. they blocked off the area surrounding the courthouse as well as all of downtown fairfax. >>> in other news tonight, we have identities on the four people killed in a crash on route 50 early this morning. maryland state police say a driver apparently went the wrong way on route 50 and anne arundel county. the accident happened near davidsonville road. three people were dead at the scene. the fourth person died on the way to a hospital. >>> three of the victims have been identified tonight. they are 18-year-old brian ama reiiana. the fourth victim has not been identified. >>> killed at least 26 people tonight, several more have been injured. it happened in lima, peru. the fire could have been started during some kind of fight. health official says the two story building had no lice
. >>> an update on a developing story from 6:00 at the fairfax city judicial complex. tonight we're told that police responded to a suicidal man on the top level of the county courthouse parking lot. after about six hours, police were able to take that man into custody. no wrd on his identity. they blocked off the area surrounding the courthouse as well as all of downtown fairfax. >>> in other news tonight, we have identities on the four people killed in a crash on route 50...
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. >>> still ahead, the fairfax county school that is considered unwalkable. every student has been assigned to a bus, even if they live a block away. but up next, the maryland town that comes together to honor a bravery of a fallen soldier. >>> a frederick county soldier killed in afghanistan was remembered today for his bravery. the funeral was held here in maryland. and the 30-year-old soldier was killed by the roadside bomb back on december the 11th. nearly the entire town came together to honor the local hero. these would have been familiar sounds to the army specialist. and the 30-year-old killed by the ied on patrol in afghanistan last month. >> he was very proud for what he did with the country. >> reporter: he knew the costs well. because at a time, this was his job. and as a member of the military, the ceremonial old guard, he carried the colors and buried the dead. now, at arlington national cemetery. and then, he reenlisted it for combat duties overseas. today, they returned the honor. many of the people, they never knew him. but they stood outside
. >>> still ahead, the fairfax county school that is considered unwalkable. every student has been assigned to a bus, even if they live a block away. but up next, the maryland town that comes together to honor a bravery of a fallen soldier. >>> a frederick county soldier killed in afghanistan was remembered today for his bravery. the funeral was held here in maryland. and the 30-year-old soldier was killed by the roadside bomb back on december the 11th. nearly the entire town...
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much of fairfax and montgomery counties. right now in prince george's county, it's in the mid to upper 30s. over the last 12 hours, we've had rain and snow coming through the area predawn. now cloud cover beginning to break up to the west. we'll get sunshine around down which is at 7:26. partly cloudy through the rest of the day. and windy, gusts to 50 miles per hour from time to time. and we'll hold steady near 40 through the day. then down to near freezing by midnight tonight. and the winds will diminish a bit tonight. a look at a cold pattern for the weekend and starting next week, that will be in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> well, still seeing the crash. this is southbound 270 at howard road, slowing you down a bit as you make your way toward it. now, if you're traveling along i-270, falls road, very busy right now as you connect to the spur. it's a slow trip for you. your delays start around 28, on i-270. and also i-95 in virginia, looking slow still at fairfax county parkway. as you make your way toward the
much of fairfax and montgomery counties. right now in prince george's county, it's in the mid to upper 30s. over the last 12 hours, we've had rain and snow coming through the area predawn. now cloud cover beginning to break up to the west. we'll get sunshine around down which is at 7:26. partly cloudy through the rest of the day. and windy, gusts to 50 miles per hour from time to time. and we'll hold steady near 40 through the day. then down to near freezing by midnight tonight. and the winds...
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today the fairfax county board of supervisors aplooproved a 250-page design manual. it outlines ways to make it greener and friendlier to pedestrians. it's designed to take advantage of four new metro stations under construction, and it shows in detail everything from the preferred streetlight design to the type of trash can to be used. officials hope for a city of 100,000 by the year 2015. >>> in northwest washington tonight residents demand pd an end to a series of armed robes in the tinnily town area. the most recent robe was last night. they usually involve two or three robbers who hold up people out of their cars in the evening. at a meeting tonight d.c. police chief said the crimes are part of bigger trend. >> we always catch these folks. we always do. our goal is to catch them as quick as possible, but the biggest challenge is so many different groups are committing these robberies. >> she's working on to get the fcc to make it impossible for smartphones to be use would after tha befr stolen. >>> a dramatic walkout by d.c. firefighters tonight who are angry ab
today the fairfax county board of supervisors aplooproved a 250-page design manual. it outlines ways to make it greener and friendlier to pedestrians. it's designed to take advantage of four new metro stations under construction, and it shows in detail everything from the preferred streetlight design to the type of trash can to be used. officials hope for a city of 100,000 by the year 2015. >>> in northwest washington tonight residents demand pd an end to a series of armed robes in the...
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live view from the sky watcher camera looking into fairfax county. we've got a few wispy high clouds drifting over and a ridge of high pressure over the region now bringing us plenty of sunshine. temperatures are struggling to make it out of the upper 30s to near 40 right now. it is near 40 in washington though. southern maryland and near the bay. farther west and north it is just in the mid 30s throughout montgomery county, into fairfax county, arlington county is in the upper 30s. prince george's county now near 40 degrees. we had a cold front come through last night giving us a few sprinkles and quick snow shower that came on through. since then we've had a mostly clear sky getting a few wispy high clouds through the rest of the afternoon. highs reaching the mid and upper 40s. overnight tonight should be mostly clear but another cold night. it should be near 30 degrees by dawn on tuesday but with a persistent southwesterly wind tomorrow, we should warm into the 50s and low 60s with lots of sunshine. then the mid 60s on wednesday. could get some ra
live view from the sky watcher camera looking into fairfax county. we've got a few wispy high clouds drifting over and a ridge of high pressure over the region now bringing us plenty of sunshine. temperatures are struggling to make it out of the upper 30s to near 40 right now. it is near 40 in washington though. southern maryland and near the bay. farther west and north it is just in the mid 30s throughout montgomery county, into fairfax county, arlington county is in the upper 30s. prince...
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a suicide his parents blame in part on the disciplinary practices of the fairfax county public schools. today nick's dad came to richmond seeking a state law forcing schools to notify parents quickly when a student faces serious trouble. steuben didn't learn his son was being investigated for buying legal synthetic marijuana until a week after administrators confronted nick. >> we don't find about it until they've already done questioning, multiple times, over a week-long period and they've already reached their conclusion of what the outcome should be. i think you need to involve parents at the earliest opportunity. >> reporter: the fairfax county school board revised its policy in response to the outcry over nick's case and others. but a bipartisan group of northern virginia lawmakers says a statewide parental notification mandate is now needed. their bills make sure students accused of serious school violations aren't questioned by administrators until after parents are notified. >> these are minors. and oftentimes they're questioned about what could be criminal conduct, their state
a suicide his parents blame in part on the disciplinary practices of the fairfax county public schools. today nick's dad came to richmond seeking a state law forcing schools to notify parents quickly when a student faces serious trouble. steuben didn't learn his son was being investigated for buying legal synthetic marijuana until a week after administrators confronted nick. >> we don't find about it until they've already done questioning, multiple times, over a week-long period and...
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who joins us now from fairfax with more on how the cold is causing problems on the roads and rails across the region. reporter: it just so happens this mechanic is switching out batteries because the cold is affecting batteries. he's switching out the old and then putting in a new one. aaa says that calls for the emergency assistance have gone up 21% from normal in the last couple of days. so yesterday you might have thought your car is fine, your battery is okay and your tire pressure is right, but overnight that could be a different story. >> i had to jump start my own truck because both batteries were dead and they're only two years old of. reporter: a little ironic because aaron dennis is a aaa mechanic. >> i'm busy working on other people's vehicles. reporter: that's your excuse? >> the best i development. reporter: the cold snap not only catches -- i got. reporter: the cold snap not only coughs the best off guard, but even the -- catches the best off guard, but even the transit system is affected by the cold. the red and yellow lines came to a standstill on the morning rush. aaa mid
who joins us now from fairfax with more on how the cold is causing problems on the roads and rails across the region. reporter: it just so happens this mechanic is switching out batteries because the cold is affecting batteries. he's switching out the old and then putting in a new one. aaa says that calls for the emergency assistance have gone up 21% from normal in the last couple of days. so yesterday you might have thought your car is fine, your battery is okay and your tire pressure is...